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dc.creatorCordero, Belarmino; Department of Construction and Technology in Architecture, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Avda. Juan de Herrera, 4. 28040 Madrid, Spain
dc.creatorGarcía-Santos, Alfonso; Department of Construction and Technology in Architecture, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Avda. Juan de Herrera, 4. 28040 Madrid, Spain
dc.creatorOverend, Mauro; Glass and Façade Technology Group, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street Cambridge CB2 1PZ, United Kingdom
dc.date2015-04-06
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-03T12:19:58Z
dc.date.available2019-05-03T12:19:58Z
dc.identifierhttp://revistadelaconstruccion.uc.cl/index.php/rdlc/article/view/565
dc.identifier.urihttp://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/83990
dc.descriptionFraming of unitized curtain walls is dimensioned to carry wind load without taking advantage of potential composite contribution of glass. Subsequently, it is unnecessarily deep, occupying valuable space, and protrudes to the inside, causing visual disruption. Moreover, it is generally made of high thermal conductivity metal alloys, contributing to substantial thermal transmission at joints. An innovative frame-integrated unitised curtain wall has been developed that, compared to conventional systems, reduces structural depth significantly, allows an inside flush finish and reduces thermal transmission at joints. The idea is to adhesively bond a Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) frame to the edge of the Insulated Glass Unit (IGU), thereby achieving low thermal transmittance and composite structural behaviour. The frame is to fit within the glazing cavity depth. This paper provides a description of the proposed system and assesses its thermal transmittance and risk of condensation through comparative analytical and numerical thermal analysis with a conventional system taken as reference.en-US
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherPONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILEen-US
dc.relationhttp://revistadelaconstruccion.uc.cl/index.php/rdlc/article/view/565/72
dc.sourceRevista de la Construcción. Journal of Construction; Vol 14, No 1 (2015): Revista de la Construcción. Journal of Construction; 23 - 31en-US
dc.source0718-915X
dc.source0717-7925
dc.titleThermal performance of novel frame-integrated unitised curtain wallen-US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen-US


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